2. (verb) to be overcome, overwhelm, overpower, subjugate.
Ko ia anake i toa ki te whawhai, ko ōna tuākana i pāpā noa i te ngaunga a Tāwhiri rātou ko ana tama (NM 1928:3). / He was the only one brave enough to fight, but his older brothers were easily overcome by the attack of Tāwhiri and his sons.
Synonyms: poke, kake, where, wikitōria, whakatina, tārū, hinga, poko, raupatu, tae, takapapa, pārure, whakatūoi, mate, whara, taupoki, romi, roromi, huri, āpuru, haukerekere, pūrau
